There was not a single starlight in the sky, as if it were covered with a black cloth. John Kick's mood was like this oppressive sky, and he was leaning against the window of the newspaper hallway and smoking a smoky cigarette.

Manchester Sport is a very influential newspaper, and although the status of print media is declining, the user base of these big newspapers is still very large, and it still has a special influence.

Last month, the newspaper's deputy editor-in-chief had just retired, meaning that a position as deputy editor-in-chief was now vacated. John Kicke, on the other hand, is likely to sit in the position of associate editor with his outstanding business ability, and at the age of 28, he is likely to become the youngest associate editor in the history of Manchester Sport.

However, the editor-in-chief Flo had just talked to him, and the content of the conversation made him very bored.

"John, you have your own unique opinions on many things, and you always make different reports on the same things, but your reports on this matter are too bold, right? Why didn't you consult with me when you posted this report? ”

"Your article is on our front page, which also represents our position and attitude. If that Chinese leads the team to achieve good results, maybe we will take a big advantage this time, and you will also make a great contribution. But what if the Chinese's results are a mess? We're a few beats slower than everybody else, and we're losing a lot of money in this incident. ”

"For a young man who has just come out of university and is still Chinese, how much do you think he can lead Manchester City to good results? It's not that my old man doesn't dare to gamble, it's that it's a gamble that can't be won. ”

"Also, this report of yours has given the Sith a chance, you know? If City don't do well after the start of the new season, they will have more reasons to do so. I'm retiring in two years, and I want to give you the place. But the premise is that you want to take this opportunity to sit in the position of deputy editor-in-chief, but at this juncture, you publish a report like this, what do you want me to say about you? ”

"You go first! You should know how today's report will be published. ”

Flo's words still echoed in John Kick's head, and the more he thought about it, the more irritated John became. After smoking a cigarette, he refilled it.

The Sith that Flo said before was John's biggest competitor, and his business ability was no worse than John's. It's just that he has been a strong advocate of reporting the news of the Red Devils and Manchester United, and he believes that the reason why Manchester Sport's performance has been declining year by year is because it has always been the royal media of Manchester City.

Flo and John are both native Manchesters and have inherited the blue gene, so neither of them wanted to change the tradition of Manchester Sport. Now several shareholders of the Manchester newspaper have been debating whether to change the paper's traditions. It's just that now that the Red Devils are in the limelight, while the Blue Moon has been languishing for decades, there has been a growing voice to change the newspaper as City's royal media at shareholders' meetings.

If Sis is put in the position this time, the newspapers will continue to do more to report Manchester United. It was only a matter of time before the time came to change the tradition of the newspaper.

Flo wanted John to ascend to the throne and continue the tradition of the newspaper, but John also had his own ideas.

If he had come step by step, the position of deputy editor-in-chief would not necessarily fall on his head, and even if he had taken the position of deputy editor-in-chief and later sat in the position of editor-in-chief, whether the tradition of the newspaper would have changed or not would have to be decided by the general meeting of shareholders.

And if he stood up to support Wang Xuan when everyone was downcast against Wang Xuan, and Wang Xuan led the team with good results, then he would definitely be able to sit in the position of deputy editor-in-chief. And after he has made his position strong, the voice of the shareholder meeting to change the tradition will be much smaller.

After all, the reason why those shareholders want to change the tradition is no longer that Manchester United is stronger, it is a reason that has been put forward for many years. The argument now given by those who support a change in tradition is that City's management has changed year after year and that the partnership with Manchester's Sport newspaper has become increasingly weak. In such a situation, there is no reason for Manchester Sport to continue to use Manchester City's royal media as its own tradition.

After John's article, Manchester City's Sturt Sports newspaper made its position clear, and it will definitely cooperate with Wang Xuan next, so as to further promote cooperation with Manchester City Club. In this way, Manchester Sports is tied to Manchester City FC. It's hard to tie them together like this, and it's hard to separate them again. But the premise of all this must be based on the fact that Wang Xuan's leadership has achieved good results.

These were the reasons that John spoke, and there was one of the most important reasons in his heart.

When he was three years old, his father took him to Maine Road to watch a game. That touch of blue, as he grows, has already been engraved with a blue mark in his blood. It may have been dark when the red shadows of the city's rivals cast a dark blue sky, but Manchester City was still John's favorite.

John chose to step up at this time and publish his report on the front page of the newspaper in a slightly defensive tone. One of the most important reasons, and one of the reasons he has never spoken, is that he, John Kick, is a Manchester City fan!

Manchester City is John's faith, but Flo's words today also gave John some thoughts.

Blue is faith, but now he's working for Manchester Sport! Perhaps his report will really bring a ...... to Manchester Sport Disaster......

Today, because Wang Xuan conducted closed training, the original public training and interviews were canceled, which caused him to attract a lot of scolding. Judging from what John learned, all his colleagues were ready to use their own pens to denounce the Chinese who did not know the height of the sky. But he still wrote an article to defend Wang Xuan and Manchester City.

When the article was given to Flo, Flo was very opposed to the article being published in the newspaper. But in the end, Flo still said, "If you insist on going up, then go on!" But I don't want to see him in tomorrow's papers. ”

John could feel the old gentleman's weakness when he said this, and John wavered a little at the thought of Flo's words.

"I'll write another copy!" Flo pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray and sighed softly.

And at this time, his cell phone rang. He thought it was his wife's phone, but when he picked it up, it was an unfamiliar number. "Ad calls?" When John was upset, he wanted to hang up the phone directly. But then he picked it up.

"Hey, who's that?"

"Mr. Kikke? I'm ......."